Betty Ann Crowe (née Violette)

Betty Ann Crowe (nee Violette), 66, of Tobyhanna and formerly of Wayne, N.J., died on Sunday, April 27. Her passing was quiet and peaceful with her loving family at her bedside.

She was born in Hartford, Conn., where she spent her formative years. She later lived in Farmington, Conn., and in Wayne, N.J., for 28 years before moving to Tobyhanna three years ago.

She received her formal education at Hartford Public High School, graduating with the Class of 1959.

She was employed as a secretary at Passaic County Technical Institute for 18 years and also at the Immaculate Heart of Mary Roman Catholic Church, Wayne, N.J., where she held the position of Religious Education Coordinator.

She leaves her family with many cherished memories of a very special wife, mother, grandmother and a friend to many. Betty Ann was gifted with a very likable personality that caused her to have many friends. She was very loving and devoted to family life, always putting her family first in all of her loving endeavors. Perhaps the most wonderful experience of her life was the arrival of her grandchildren whom she loved with all of her heart.

Betty Ann was also a very devoted Catholic who had a very strong faith and demonstrated this in her nurturing of her family in their own Catholic faith.

James and Betty Ann Crowe had a "fantastic marriage" together for over 47 years.

Surviving are her loving husband, James Crowe; four sons, John Crowe and his wife, Stephanie, of Croton on Hudson, N.Y., Tom Crowe and his wife, Linda, of Galloway, N.J., Tim Crowe and his wife, Danielle, of Wayne, N.J. and Jim Crowe and his wife, Audrey, of Wayne, N.J. She was the loving grandmother of 12 including, Jessica, Christopher, Courtney, Matthew, Michael, Kristen, Justin, Jacqueline, Jimmy, Jonathon, Kaitlin and Makenzie Crowe. She is also survived by her three sisters, Janice Vasquez of Virginia, Sandy Romans of Connecticut and Lynne Noack of Connecticut; and her brother, Harry Violette of Connecticut.

Friends may visit with the family from 2 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m. on Thursday, May 1, at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Rd., Wayne, N.J. Funeral services will be held at 9 a.m. on Friday, May 2, from the funeral home then to the Funeral Mass at 10 a.m., at Our Lady of The Valley Roman Catholic Church, Wayne, N.J.